Arts & Ability Roundtable (Video Recording), Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Artist in Residency Program

Hello everyone,

Last weekend, as part of the artist-in-residency program through The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, we hosted an Arts & Ability Roundtable. This virtual event brought together 5 unique artists/designers, each with incredible creative practices, and each experience vision loss and/or related disabilities.

Arts & Ability Roundtable: Presentations, Discussions, and Q&A

Our all-star group of panelists, artists, and presenters included:

(1) Kurt Weston, professional artist and photographer,

(2) Marleena Barber, vocalist, educator, and disability advocate,

(3) Mishelle Link, interior designer, entrepreneur, and CEO of Michelle Link Interior Design,

(4) Valerie Alcaraz, award-winning visual artist and international arts and language educator,

and…

(5) Michael J. Dougherty, writer, screenwriter, and co-founder of ReelAbilitiesLA!

Check out the full video replay here.

Much gratitude and many congratulations to the participants!

Very best wishes,

Erin

Art 7 Gallery: Small Works Show

Art 7 Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas is currently exhibiting its annual Small Works Show from March 3rd - April 3rd. 2018.  The curator this year is art and design professional, as well as Art 7 Gallery manager, Karen Fulton.  For more information on Art 7 Gallery: Small Works Show, please visit this website.

I am excited that my work is part of this year's exhibition:

Coulee, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches.

Aftermath, 2012, acrylic on wood panel, 12 x 12 inches.

Poetry Reading, Black Cat Books

On Sunday, January 14th, I had the pleasure of participating in a poetry reading at the Black Cat Bookstore in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.  Almost twenty local poets treated us to some of their recent work which encompassed life in New Mexico, spirituality, illness, and coping with loss of a loved one.  The poems were powerful in their sincerity, and it was an honor to be in the company of such wonderful poets!

Photo credits: artists Souheir Rawlings , Caz Love and Meagan Thompson. 

Greetings from VSC!

I am writing from beautiful Johnson, Vermont at the Vermont Studio Center (VSC) residency for artists and writers.  I will be present at this residency until just before Christmas. 

I am currently a resident on the basis of my poetry, so I am spending each day heavily engaged in the Maverick Studios.

I recently read a book which described the process of giving photos as a gift and in the spirit of gratitude, rather than the commonly spoken phrase "taking photos."  The following are images of the Vermont landscape and the VSC campus for your enjoyment.

I wish each of you a wonderful holiday season!